Transport Fever

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Transport Fever is like if OpenTTD was 3D and otherwise worse in every way. The game is slow, signals are functionally inadequate, elevation and curvature makes everything difficult with train tracks, supply lines are inconsistent, cargo management is a pain, and overall this game just makes me wish I was playing OpenTTD instead. Don't get it.

Transport Fever 2 is better in every way. But I can't give this game a thumbs-down. Choo Choo

Very good game, but cannot be played on newer amd cards anymore.

Don't waste money buying this game. Just get 2. The black map bug constantly happens even after following people's advice on forums.

The game is somewhat limited in concepts, i.e. there are no churches, schools or other entertainment besides shopping, but maybe that exists in TF 2. I downloaded TF 1 bc my computer was unable to run the newer version, so I would say this is fine if you can't play the second one.

WARNING: This game is INSANELY addictive and will keep you hooked to such a severe degree, I'm extremely lucky my wife hasn't left me yet! In all seriousness, this game (or simulator if you prefer) is a transport planner's goldmine. Yes, this is a whole different kettle of fish compared to Cities Skylines. Here, the focus is solely on the management of transport network of a randomly generated map, while the cities grow themselves in accordance to the infrastructure you provide and develop. As a consequence, the sheer depth of micromanagement of every form of transport is to a whole new level, and can be overwhelming in the beginning but very satisfying once you get the hang of it. You are responsible for placing the appropriate infrastructure (roads, rail, stations, ports and airports), then setting routes and buying the appropriate fleet (buses, trucks, trams, trains, ships and planes) for BOTH passenger AND cargo transport. Yes, that's right, you have to manually link the appropriate industries (in a similar fashion to planning bus routes) according the complex supply chains to eventually provide products for commercial and industrial zones in the generated towns and cities. Then you have to buy a fleet of trucks, freight trains (you actually have to decide which freight cars you want your locomotive to haul) or ships (depending on how you linked them) to actually transport the cargo between the industries. To add to the challenge and sense of development, era-appropriate vehicles come and go as time progresses. You go from the cheaper but slower horse-drawn and steam-powered vehicles of the Victorian era all the way to the increasingly practical but pricier diesels and electrics as you progress through the 20th Century all the way up to the modern era. Of course, you have a choice (in free mode) to start later in 1900 or 1950 (or a different decade of your choice), which can switch up the experience. Later starts may get you to the nicer modern era transport sooner, but at the same time you may struggle with budget more, so you have a variety of options at your disposal. Overall, this is strongly recommended for those that love getting creative with the transport networks and would rather focus on this side over building cities. The level of micromanagement of transport (usage of fleet on each passenger and cargo route) is so deep that you will refuse to put the game down, and this is no exaggeration. Of course, this is at the expense of city building options, which are limited (at least without mods) to simply building/upgrading roads and railways to expand the towns/cities that exist on the map. However, as mentioned earlier, Cities Skylines this is not. Both games have their own merits. NB: This game is dirt cheap on a Steam Sale so it's well worth picking up this to get used to this niche style of strategy simulation before considering its pricier successor TF2. However, there is already more than enough on TF1 to keep you busy that you won't be in a hurry to buy TF2 anyway.